#389 Serving Leaders Follow Those in Authority Over Them
#389, January 8, 2025 Leaders call others to follow, but leaders also follow! Paul was an amazing leader in so many ways. He was an apostle, a pioneer in the early church, a church planter, an author, and a developer of other leaders. Yet consider his call to the believers in Corinth: Follow my example, […]
#333 Barnabas: Serving with Humility
September 14, 2022 There’s not a specific verse in scripture that talks about the humility of Barnabas, but there is plenty of evidence that he served with deep humility. First, while he was a prominent figure in the life of the church, when the people chose the first deacons, his name was not included (see […]
The Sound of Silent Leadership…in Prayer
February 5, 2020 When you pray, how much of it is you talking? Most often we think of prayer as talking, one-way communication with God. This is certainly a part of prayer and should be greatly increased! But for this issue, we want to reflect on what it means pray following the instructions given in […]
David and Absalom: Authority
Perhaps the greatest difference between the leadership of David and Absalom was in their view of authority. They responded very differently to those in authority over them, and this led to profound differences in their leadership. Their lives illustrate the different ways servant leaders and subversive* leaders see and respond to authority. How did David […]
Influence from the Bottom
Issue #41, October 6, 2010 Leadership Nuggets from Ephesians, #5 Servant leaders practice the art of influencing from the bottom rather than dictating from the top. It’s an upside down approach to leadership that goes directly against our flesh and against most of the models we have experienced. Influencing from the bottom is hard to […]